Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 24 October 1986A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:27, sunset 17:43. Gulika Kalam 07:52 to 09:16. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:05. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Yamaganda 14:54 to 16:19.00061218Moonset 12:15Moonrise 22:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 24 October 1986

Friday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 12:34, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 24 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:27
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:52 to 09:16
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:05
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:15
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:54 to 16:19
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:43
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:23

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 12:34 · Saptami until 14:54 Sat
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:47, then Punarvasu until 17:34 Sat
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:10, then Siddha until 14:54 Sat
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 12:34 · Vishti until 01:46 Sat · Bava until 14:54 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:43Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiFriday 24 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiWednesday 29 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:32 and 08:44.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.